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A dozen pin pricks

Twelve developments in federal pay and benefits this week.

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Bush again challenges 4.6 percent civilian pay raise

The Bush administration on Tuesday urged lawmakers to kill a measure giving federal workers a 4.6 percent average pay raise next year.

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Blaze of hiring fires up land agencies

Last year, land agencies were ordered to boost the federal firefighting workforce by 50 percent in just eight months. They achieved their goal, but not without suffering some unintended consequences.

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The limits of long-term care

Long-term care insurance won’t bring peace of mind to all federal workers and their families.

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TSP board fires, sues computer modernization firm

The Thrift Savings Plan board on Tuesday fired the contractor that has spent four years trying to modernize the retirement savings program’s computer system.

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Lawmaker to propose 4.6 percent pay raise

Federal employees would get a 4.6 percent average pay raise in 2002 under a measure that a lawmaker will introduce Tuesday.

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Too much TSP?

A new study offers the unconventional view that contributing more money to the TSP is a bad idea.

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Defense Department announces new pay rates

The Defense Department on Wednesday issued a chart of the proposed pay rates for military personnel in 2002.

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Tech workers will be guinea pigs for civil service changes

A House lawmaker on July 31 will unveil legislation to change some rules for recruiting and retaining federal technology and procurement specialists.

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Taking stock

A mid-year review of federal pay and benefits news.

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The Daniels Decree

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Bonuses in the cards

Say good-bye to cold cash bonuses, and hello to a new form of on-the-spot awards.

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Bush administration fights House move to provide 4.6 percent pay raise

The Bush administration is protesting a move by House appropriators to allocate enough money to give a 4.6 percent average pay raise in 2002 to civilian federal employees.

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Long-term care is coming

Discounted long-term care insurance rates are one step closer to becoming a reality.

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Less taxing retirement

Should you have to pay taxes on health insurance after you retire?

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IRS seeks to split its senior executive corps

IRS officials are planning to split the agency’s Senior Executive Service in two, reviving an idea that the Office of Personnel Management proposed three years ago for all agencies.

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Good to be golden

For the over-50 set, more retirement savings help may be on the way.